When talking about climate, we are referring to the average weather conditions in a region over a period of many years. The two conditions used to describe climate are temperature and moisture: hot, dry …

Climatologists employ many different tools to organize the wealth of information about earth's climates: graphs, classification systems, and maps are among the most common

the global climate system. Regional climates, however, reflect spatial variation in energy exchange and in lateral heat transport by th atmosphere and the ocean. Earth is heated more strongly at the eq

Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Lesson Outline for Teaching Lesson 1: Climates of Earth A. What is climate? 1. Climate is the long-term average …

Hot Climates of the World Most hot climates are found between latitudes 30°N and 30°S. They include hot desert climates, equatorial climates and savanna climates.

This study note outlines the characteristics, geographic distribution, and human impacts of the major climatic types. #### 1. **Tropical Climates** - High temperatures (average above 18°C) year-round. - …

The southern half of the planet is lacking in "D" climates since there is no significant landmass at the latitude of "D" climates.